Aussie Santas told that saying "ho, ho, ho" is offensive to women

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As long as one of Santa's helpers isn't Paris Hilton, this obviously is crazy. Instead, they're supposed to say "ha, ha, ha."</a>

Australians never say "Merry Christmas." It's way too American. They say "happy Chrissy."
And while they have many creative slang words for prostitutes, ho is not one of them. Again, way too Yank.
Bogus story.